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John Stamos' current Beach Boys stint is far from his first

By: Susannah Elliott

The Columbus Dispatch - July 15, 2014 03:00 PM

When the
Ohio State Fair announced yesterday that John
Stamos (Full House, General Hospital) would join The Beach Boys for their July 29 performance in
the Celeste Center, a excited 1990s sitcom fans exclaimed over this crazy throwback to
Full House.

But some fans might be surprised to learn that Stamos first started drumming with the California
crooners in 1985, before he'd even been cast on
Full House.

He had become friends with the band after gaining fame with his breakout role on
General Hospital, and it was that year that they invited him to join them at a Fourth of
July concert in Washington, D.C.

According
to Biography.com, it was after that performance that The Beach Boys started using Stamos as
both a touring and session drummer.

You can' t miss Stamos in The Beach Boys' 1988
Kokomo video:

He played with the band on and off throughout the 1990s and 2000s, and in 2000 his production
company even put out the Emmy-winning ABC miniseries
The Beach Boys: An American Family. In 2012, Stamos traveled with The Beach Boys on their
50th anniversary tour.